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Adames is slashing .311/.387/.466 with 12 extra-base hits (five doubles, three triples, four home runs) and 25 RBI across 173 plate appearances for Triple-A Durham.

The dynamic prospect's batting average and on-base percentage are both career-best figures. Now having logged 751 plate appearances at the Triple-A level over the last season-plus, Adames appears big-league ready. However, as is common practice, the Rays are likely delaying a callup until later in the season with the intent of pushing Adames' arbitration eligibility as far as possible into the future, Bill Chastain of MLB.com reports. That partly helps explain why the recent hamstring injury to Adeiny Hechavarria didn't immediately yield a promotion for Adames, but he certainly appears likely to make his highly-anticipated MLB debut sometime in 2018.

DeJong began rehabbing his hand Monday, Joe Trezza of MLB.com reports.

DeJong began what is being called minor rehab work after undergoing successful surgery on his fractured left hand over the weekend. It's still too early in his rehab for a timetable to be determined, but the procedure he underwent was done in order to expedite what would otherwise be an 8-to-12 week recovery. Jedd Gyorko and Greg Garcia have both seen reps at shortstop in his absence.

Crawford (forearm) fielded some grounders at extended spring training Monday, Meghan Montemurro of The Athletic Philadelphia reports.

Crawford also did some throwing, and manager Gabe Kapler said it went well afterwards. While the 23-year-old has been getting in work at the Phillies' spring training facility recently, he remains without a timetable for his return. For now, Scott Kingery will continue to fill in at shortstop for Crawford, who has been sidelined since the end of April with a Grade 1 forearm strain.

Anderson went 1-for-4 with a run scored and a stolen base in Sunday's 3-0 win over the Rangers.

Anderson, who opened the year with 11 attempted steals (10 successful) over the first 30 games, had gone 12 games without an attempt before stealing his 11th on Sunday. With 11 steals over 43 games, Anderson is well on his way to surpass the career-high 15 he set in 2017.

Story went 3-for-5 with a double, a run and a pair of RBI in the Rockies' 9-5 defeat to the Giants on Sunday.

Story now has nine hits in his last 22 at-bats to bring his batting average up to .250 -- exactly the mark he's posted for his career over 288 games. While that means the average probably shouldn't be expected to deviate too much from that throughout the season, the 27-year-old doesn't need to be competing for batting titles in order to continue to provide excellent fantasy value. He now has an .847 OPS to go along with 10 homers, 35 RBI and seven stolen bases over 172 at-bats this year.

Swanson went 1-for-5 with two RBI in Sunday's walkoff win over the Marlins.

Swanson's lone hit on the day was a big one, as he smoked a line drive into the left field corner to score the winning run in the bottom of the ninth. Despite a short stint on the disabled list, Swanson hasn't missed a beat at the dish, slashing .281/.326/.413 in 30 games. He figures to be a key piece in Atlanta's lineup moving forward barring another injury.

Rojas went 3-for-3 with two home runs, four RBI and three runs scored Sunday against the Braves.

Rojas came through with key hits throughout the game, going deep in both the seventh and ninth inning to give the Marlins a larger cushion, although it wasn't enough as the bullpen collapsed in the bottom of the ninth. He's putting up decent numbers through 46 games this season, slashing .264/.322/.429 with seven home runs and 20 RBI. Rojas will look to build off Sunday's excellent performance at the plate, as Miami is slated to take on the Mets in a three-game series starting Monday.

Turner went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run Sunday against the Dodgers.

Turner was the lone source of offense for the Nationals on Sunday, with his sixth home run of the season briefly giving the team a one run lead. It also continued his improved power production, as he has now hit three home runs in his past seven games. However, his stolen base production has declined drastically since the calendar flipped to May, as he is just 1-for-2 on the basepaths this month after swiping 12 bases in April.

Urena was optioned to Triple-A Buffalo on Sunday, Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet.ca reports.

Urena will be sent down to the minor leagues after slashing .278/.278/.444 through 11 games for the Blue Jays. He's bounced around between the big leagues and the minors during the first few months of the season, and he figures to return if another injury is suffered by a Toronto infielder.

Baez went 3-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's win over the Reds.

He went back-to-back with Kyle Schwarber off Tyler Mahle in the second inning. It snapped a 10-game homerless drought for Baez, who came into the game in a 5-for-35 funk. The 25-year-old still leads the National League in RBI and he's almost halfway to his home-run total from a year ago.